Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Romania
Romania: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 8,681 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Romania, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Romania is 8,681, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 149.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Romania peaked at 8,681 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,477, in 2003.
That places Romania 31st out of 98 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,848 | 2,477 | 4,783 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5,193 | 3,251 | 8,454 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,296 | 8,030 | 8,681 | 3 |
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More education data for Romania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 84.95 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 84.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Romania?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Romania was 8,681 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8,681 in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,477 in 2003.
- How does Romania rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Romania ranks 31st out of 98 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release